Policy information sourced from Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy
IM3 Critical Physical Infrastructure
The Royal Borough will support those transport schemes that are critical to Royal Greenwich’s development and will:
- safeguard land for the Crossrail route (see Proposals Map) and seek financial contributions, in accordance with Policy IM1;
- advocate and work in partnership with relevant agencies to deliver a new package of Thames river crossings in East London, including the continued safeguarding of the Silvertown Link Tunnel and the Gallions Reach crossing (see Proposals Map);
- support the intensification of the use of the river for transport of people and freight, including upgrades to the Woolwich Ferry service;
- protect and enhance river bus services and piers in Royal Greenwich, including supporting their extension eastwards;
- protect waterway support infrastructure and facilities;
- advocate and work in partnership with relevant agencies to deliver improved transport infrastructure at Thamesmead and Abbey Wood and along the waterfront area at Charlton Riverside and the Greenwich Peninsula; and
- support improved links between residential areas in the south of the Borough and employment areas in the north, including at the Jubilee line North Greenwich station.
For more information please see the Local Plan Core Strategy